The pupils at Egmont Exclusive Boarding School for Girls are thrown into a frenzy of delight when famous explorer Dr Aardvark arrives to teach geography. But it's not long before Davina Dupree and her best friend Arabella notice there's something rather odd about Dr Aardvark and his menagerie of animals. However, the sudden collapse of beloved headmistress, Mrs Fairchild, quickly redirects their attention. Can Davina and Arabella get to the bottom of the mysterious goings on before anything else awful happens?